Autumn 1968, the Australian running record holder Ron Clarke is coming to Prague, hoping that his old friend and role model, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time, will help him overcome the biggest crisis of his career.
Четверо мужчин сорока пяти лет дружат со школы и всё ещё зовут друг друга детскими кличками: Элемент, Шампунь, Точка и Карел. Пройдя через все важные этапы жизни вместе, они пришли к кризису среднего возраста. У каждого из друзей свои личные проблемы. Элемент живёт в ожидании четвёртого ребенка и не может найти работу, Шампунь никак не может нагуляться, Точка не может повзрослеть, а Карел сбегает от семейных проблем на работу. Для того, чтобы выйти из кризиса, они придумывают необычную игру, которая заканчивается для них серьёзными последствиями.
Prague, 1983. The communist regime, in a suffocating atmosphere ruled over by the secret police, imposes "normalization". Miki and David need some kind of motivation to carry on in the communist wasteland. They discover The Clash's album 'London Calling' and, of course, decide to set up a punk band. But playing punk during normalization in Czechoslovakia isn't the best idea, an opinion shared not only by their horrified parents. Many decisions made under the influence of cheap alcohol and compulsive music could be more fatal than they initially seemed. A story about the revolt of some 18-year-olds against authority, against social norms, against adult duties and responsibility. It is about the search for one's own models and values. Although based on personal experiences from the early 1980s, it could have taken place at any time and anywhere, and is more than likely taking place somewhere right now.
